I was invited to join a discussion about the pros and cons of government subsidies as one way to save journalism. I put my thoughts together and posted them at that thread at Galley. But I thought I’d share what I wrote here too.
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Let me try to address on two fronts. First, we have a very limited experience with this with PBS. But PBS hasn’t really worked that way for a longtime. It has also always been marginal to the biggest sources of news – the networks, cable channel... Tags: News, Pbs, Josh Marshall, Editor’s Blog

Plastic bags have this recycling symbol right on them… …and yet we're not supposed to throw these scourges into the plastics recycling bin. And if you fill them with recyclable materials, like plastic bottles, and throw that into the recycling bin, guess what: The entire bag and its contents will end up in the trash rather than being recycled.Why? In this short video, PBS demonstrates what happens to plastic bags when they go into the conventional recycling system: Tags: Design, Pbs, Sustainable Design

Vikings hunting reindeer in Norway were once confounded by "reindeer cyclones"; a threatened herd would literally run circles around the fierce hunters, making it nearly impossible to target a single animal.Filmmakers recently captured incredible aerial footage of one of these reindeer cyclones, which aired Feb. 13 on PBS in the documentary "Wild Way of the Vikings," a program about Vikings and the wilderness they inhabited around A.D. 1000. [Photos: Ancient Arrows from Reindeer Hunters Found in... Tags: Science, Sweden, Norway, Pbs, Vikings, University Of Oslo, Palsdottir, Rangifer Penned, Fergus Gill, Albina Hulda Palsdottir

PBS and streaming service Walter Presents have teamed up to bring Swedish crime thriller “Modus” to PBS stations across the U.S. PBS Distribution, the home video arm of PBS, will roll out “Modus” regionally, starting with Los Angeles station KLCS on Saturday at 11 p.m. PT. The show will continue to air in the same […] Tags: News, Global, Los Angeles, Pbs, Walter, Walter Presents, Modus, PBS Walter, KLCS

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., says he hopes this season of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” helps a divided U.S. see how all Americans have unique family mysteries. This season’s series takes advantage of advancements in genealogy and genetics. It also uses diverse subjects like former U.S. House Speaker […] Tags: Television, News, Entertainment, Ap, Harvard, Nation, House, Pbs, Albuquerque, Henry Louis Gates Jr

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It’s that time again — time to hear what kind of state our precious union is in. For those of you inclined to watch the temporarily delayed speech by the President, you can of course watch it in a bar and invent your own drinking game, but you can also stay home and watch it on YouTube or C-SPAN. The drinks are cheaper — and stronger.
Of course C-SPAN will have it raw, and the White House stream will probably also be a plain one. But if you want a bit of partisan spice and occasional pull quotes... Tags: Youtube, Government, White House, Tech, Reddit, Pbs, Donald Trump, State Of The Union, President Trump

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Origin stories aren’t just for comic-book superheroes, as a documentary about the evolution of animals including elephants and whales intends to show. The two-hour film will highlight the work of leading scientists worldwide and showcase “spectacular new breakthroughs in evolutionary history,” PBS programming executive Bill Gardner said in a statement. Crocodiles […] Tags: Television, News, Entertainment, Ap, Nation, Pbs, Pasadena Calif, Bill Gardner

Get ready for a grand ole doc’ry. Country fans have been thirsty for years just to get a release date for, much less see, Ken Burns’ characteristically epic documentary on the genre. A delivery date for “Country Music” was finally provided Friday in PBS’ presentation for the film at the Television Critics Association conference in Pasadena: […] Tags: Country Music, News, Ken Burns, Pbs, Pasadena, Grand Ole Opry

Ken Burns' latest documentary chronicles the rise of country music. It will premiere on PBS in the fall -- the eight-part, 16-hour film will air in September. Its first four parts will play from 9/15 through 9/18, and its last four parts will play from 9/22 through 9/25. Country Music, which was previously … More » Tags: Music, News, Ken Burns, Pbs

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Tuesday that she is “not prepared” to endorse President Donald Trump for reelection 2020, and that she’ll see what happens between now and then.
“I’m really focused on my own campaign for 2020, and I really haven’t focused on the presidential campaign,” she told PBS’ Judy Woodruff, referring to her upcoming reelection fight. “So, I’m not prepared at this point to make that decision.”
“I’m going to have to see what happens between now and then and look at what hi... Tags: News, Pbs, Donald Trump, Judy Woodruff, Collins, Trump, Sen Susan Collins R ME, Kate Riga

Let's read the original text, the transcript for "Meet the Press." I saw the show at the time, and I wasn't paying that much attention to the words. I was noticing how old and out of it Tom Brokaw looked and sounded. He is speaking on a panel moderated by Chuck Todd, and the subject, at this point, is the government shutdown. Brokaw says:I really didn't think that you could widen the gap between the Beltway and the rest of the country any more, until this happened. And now, it's completely gone.... Tags: Twitter, Texas, Law, Washington, White House, America, Wyoming, South Dakota, Arizona, Miami, Venezuela, Beltway, Pbs, Apologies, Slang, Trump

Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Russell Baker has died at age 93. Baker was a columnist for The New York Times for decades and then hosted the PBS show "Masterpiece Theatre." Tags: News, New York Times, Pbs, Baker, Russell Baker

Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Russell Baker has died at age 93. Baker was a columnist for "The New York Times" for decades and then hosted the PBS show "Masterpiece Theatre." Tags: News, New York Times, Pbs, Baker, Russell Baker